WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Auld Lang Syne By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – In 1788 the renowned Scottish poet, Robert Burns, compiled, altered, and added lyrics to create Auld Lang Syne and set it to a traditional tune. In time, the tune we know today was substituted for the original, […]

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Heading for a very happy New Year By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – A discussion of the economy is pointless without the context of history, which is why the economic naysayers should brush up on their history. The deficit during World War II was higher as […]

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 The surveillance deterrent By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush left office with a very  low job approval rating, but voters still credited him with keeping the country safe after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington. In those first days and […]

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 George Will’s Minimum Wage Fallacies By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – If columnist George Will’s logic is logical, the minimum hourly wage should not be raised from $7.25 to President Obama’s proposed $10.10; it should be lowered, or better, still, eliminated. And his arguments are rooted […]

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Scrooges of the House By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – With the House set to adjourn for the holidays, the window has apparently closed for Congress to extend unemployment insurance to 1.3 million people whose benefits run out a few days after Christmas. Republicans say that […]

  WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 Why China and not Cuba? By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – The memorial celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life drew more than a hundred world leaders, and among them was Raul Castro, president of Cuba and brother of Fidel. Like President Obama, Castro was invited by […]

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 China’s pawn-in-chief By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – China is North Korea’s patron, and without China’s economic assistance, the regime would crumble. As the U.S. and China enter into a new phase in their global rivalry, it’s tempting to look at North Korea’s actions through the […]

WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Founded by Drew Pearson 1932 The China quest for hegemony By Douglas Cohn and Eleanor Clift WASHINGTON – Even though they were unarmed, still it was a bold move for President Obama to order B-52 bombers into air space that the Chinese government had declared off limits to foreign aircraft unless they provide […]